India to begin administering COVID-19 vaccine 'precaution dose' to 60+ age group, healthcare, frontline workers from todayEligibility of beneficiaries for the precaution dose will be based on the date of administration of 2nd dose as recorded in the Co-WIN syst...
10 Jan, 2022, 07.35 AM IST
Personnel deployed for poll duty entitled for 'precaution' dose: Centre to statesThe Election Commission is likely to announce the dates of assembly elections for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur early...
28 Dec, 2021, 07.40 PM IST
Namma Bengaluru awards for Covid-19 heroesNamma Bengaluru Awards Trust, backed by Junior Union IT & Skill Development Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar, has invited nominations from cit...
26 Oct, 2021, 08.27 PM IST
COVID-19: Over one lakh people vaccinated in Maharashtra in a dayIn the category of healthcare workers, 1,616 received the first dose, while 2,425 others were administered the second dose on Wednesday.
20 May, 2021, 10.27 PM IST
4.32 lakh railwaymen vaccinated; insisting on state govts to inoculate remaining: Railway Board chairmanHis remarks came days after the government wrote to states instructing them to use their quota of free vaccines only for those designated a...
17 May, 2021, 05.08 PM IST
Adhere to approved categories of frontline workers for Covid vaccination: Centre to statesThe missive from Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan came after states like Odisha included railway staff, forest guards, oxygen plant em...
15 May, 2021, 10.59 PM IST
Operators urge states to prioritise vaccines for telecom maintenance workers“COAI has sought the support of the State Governments of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttar Prade...
13 May, 2021, 10.05 PM IST
Delhi left with 2-3 days' vaccine stock for 45+, key workers: AtishiThe city has received 8.17 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines for the 18-44 category. Of this, 4.27 lakh have been utilised. The remaining ...
13 May, 2021, 06.40 PM IST
Delhi receives 2.67 lakh more doses of Covishield; runs out of Covaxin stock: Atishi"Around 16,000 Covaxin doses, which were available in the morning, were administered at 44 centres. These centres will also be shut after W...
12 May, 2021, 07.14 PM IST
Journalists must be treated as frontline staff for COVID-19 vaccination: Devendra FadnavisIn a letter to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, the BJP leader said at least 12 states in the country have recognised journalists and camer...
12 May, 2021, 03.05 PM IST
Delhi has run out of Covaxin stock for 18-44 age group, will have to shut 125 centres: AAP MLA Atishi"We have run out of Covaxin stock for 18-44 age group and will have to shut 125 centres where it is being administered after Tuesday evenin...
11 May, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
COAI approaches Health Ministry; seeks COVID vaccination for frontline telecom workersCOAI on Monday shot-off a letter to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, saying that even with a steep rise in the number of cases al...
11 May, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
Over 1.28 lakh people vaccinated in Delhi on May 8: AtishiShe said Delhi currently has 4.65 lakh doses of coronavirus vaccines available for those above 45, and healthcare and frontline workers, wh...
09 May, 2021, 05.44 PM IST
COVID-19: Maharashtra immunisation count crosses 1.53 croreOf them, 4,017 healthcare workers received the first dose of the vaccine, while 9,899 were given the second dose, he said. As many as 20,27...
28 Apr, 2021, 02.46 PM IST
Stop new health, frontline staff registrations: CentreThe health ministry has red-flagged a high number of new registrations of healthcare and frontline workers in certain districts and asked t...
05 Apr, 2021, 07.55 AM IST
It will take 6-7 months for vaccine to reach general public: Maharashtra officalSpeaking about preparations, state immunization officer Dr Dilip Patil said, "All workshops and training for the drive have been completed....
14 Jan, 2021, 06.43 PM IST
DJB, electricity dept employees to be included in frontline staff list for vaccination: Satyendar Jain"DJB and electricity department employees had worked day in and day out during the lockdown. Yesterday, the Delhi government issued an orde...
16 Dec, 2020, 04.59 PM IST